Major T&E Investment - Space
Abstract
This program provides funds for the United States Space Force (USSF) Test Enterprise. Funds support enterprise-level, threat-relevant, and fully-integrated developmental and operational Space Test & Evaluation (T&E) activities and capabilities; the development of a professional space T&E workforce; and the organization, acquisitions, and operations of the National Space Test and Training Complex (NSTTC). Space T&E activities and capabilities include the USSF Integrated Test Force (ITF) structures, USSF Operational Test Agency (OTA) test execution campaigns, and the workforce and activities required to conduct T&E to adequately assess the performance and survivability of DoD space systems, tactics, and technologies in contested environments. Workforce development refers to the organizations, training, and activities required to develop a professional space T&E workforce including the development and operation of the Space Test Course at the United States Air Force (USAF) Test Pilot School (TPS). Space T&E infrastructure encompasses the organization, acquisitions, operations, and associated activities as part of the NSTTC to develop, integrate, operate, and sustain the minimum technical capabilities required to test and evaluate the performance and survivability of critical Department of Defense (DoD) space systems in contested environments. The NSTTC delivers realistic test and training environments to support capability development by incorporating a mix of live and virtual capabilities to conduct threat emulation, advanced training, tactics development, and integrated testing. In FY 2022, Major T&E Investment - Space was a New Start. This program is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support because this budget activity includes research, development, test and evaluation efforts and funds to sustain and/or modernize the installations or operations required for general research, development, test and evaluation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2023
- Source ID
- 1206759SF_6_3620F_PB_2023
- Change Summary Explanation
- The FY 2022 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2023 through FY 2026 funding. Therefore, an explanation of the change between the two budget positions for FY2023 cannot be made in a relevant manner.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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